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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1989

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OZONE LAYER PROTECTION ORDINANCE COMES INTO OPERATION

MANUFACTURE OF CHLOROF LUOROCARBONS (CFC'S) AND HALONS PROHIBITED WITH EFFECT FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY). IN IMPORT AND EXPORT OF CFC'S WILL HAVE TO BE LICENSED.

WILL BE THE

ADDITION,

A NOTICE WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY) ON THE OPERATION OF THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE OZONE LAYER ORDINANCE 1989.

COMING INTO PROTECTION

ENACTED

THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION ORDINANCE 1989, WHICH WAS ON JUNE 22, GIVES EFFECT TO HONG KONG'S INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE 1985 VIENNA CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE LAYER AND THE 1987 MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON

OZONE SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE OZONE LAYER.

THE

ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL, PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS AND HALONS FROZEN AT 1986 LEVELS AS FROM JULY 1, 1989 AND JANUARY 1. RESPECTIVELY. HONG KONG DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY OF THESE CHEMICALS.

THE

WILL BE 1992

"ANY ONE WHO WISHES TO IMPORT OR EXPORT CFC'S SHOULD FIRST REGISTER WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. HE WILL THEN HAVE TO APPLY FOR A LICENCE FROM TRADE DEPARTMENT FOR ANY SHIPMENT CFC'S IMPORT OR EXPORT," A LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID.

OF

"A QUOTA SYSTEM IS BEING ADMINISTERED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE 1986 LOCAL CFC CONSUMPTION LEVEL WILL NOT BE EXCEEDED, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PROVISIONS UNDER THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL.

HAS QUOTA," HE

"AN IMPORT LICENCE WILL ONLY BE ISSUED IF THE REGISTRANT SUFFICIENT QUOTA. EXPORT OF CFC'S IS NOT SUBJECT SAID.

TO ANY

1989 WERE ALSO BE CHARGED FOR

THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION (FEES) REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY. A FEE OF $1,000 WILL EACH REGISTRATION AND A FEE OF $500 FOR EACH IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENCE.

TREASURY HEAD SEES PORT AT WORK

FIRST-HAND

THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR INFORMATION OF THE PORT WHEN DEPARTMENT THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.

HAMISH

HE

MACLEOD, GAINED VISITED THE MARINE

OF

OFFICERS

MR MACLEOD WAS INFORMED OF THE LATEST PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT THE PORT AND THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT BY A GROUP OF SENIOR LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR DERICK HALL.

THE SCHEDULE

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